Structured facilitation marries two things:

1. A structured thinking process which helps groups work with one step at a time; not twelve steps at once. Thinking processes should never be used as crutches for personal competency yet selecting the best blend of structure and flexibility is required. Results guide direction and strengthening relationships support results.
2. Your personal competencies as a facilitator to be present, to track on the rational, emotional and intuitive levels, to know how to surface the elephants under the table and what to do with them once they are out, to listen beneath the surface, and to sense when to shift course. All of these skills rely on a facilitator's desire to learn and their commitment to personal growth.

A facilitator's style can be energetic to low key. The important thing is that, as a facilitator, you are who you are.

To guide evolution of personal mastery the four universal principles from the ancient archetypes described in The Four Fold Way by Angeles Arriens offer the point of reference. These are:

1. Be open to outcome; not attached to it.
2. Show up. Choose to be present.
3. Pay attention to what has heart and meaning.
4. Tell the truth without blame or judgment.

The purpose of this list is to simply illustrate the application of structured facilitation, also known as process facilitation. Download an overview of Dawna's facilitation experience here.

If you are a facilitator looking for resources go to Meeting and Workshop Facilitation Resources at the Ezine Sign-up Page Over time, more will be added.

	Clients cut across all sectors and include government, not for profit, private sector and communities.
Strategic Planning Samples:.	Establishing clear direction and focused action over the short and long term. Transition plan from concept and planning to operation. Determining how to address systemic issues. Plan to accept and manage new responsibilities without new resources. Development of scenarios for long term direction post funding cuts. Charting how to ramp up profitability.
Speaker Samples:	Second International Trainers' Conference and Workshop: Dancers of Transformation International Association of Facilitators 2003 Conference: Reading the Invisible Association of Women Business Owners: multiple topics
Conference Moderator or Facilitator	National Aboriginal Economic Prosperity Conference Community Talks - Regional Summary Conference for the National Prosperity Initiative; Regional Talks Conference; Student Talks Conference Globe 92:  Integrated food, agricultural and fisheries strategy for the Food, Agriculture and Fish Stream.  CanadianPortsand Harbours Association Community Future Development Association Conference Labour Market Development Conference
Public Consultation	Gathering input into Canada's contribution to Earth Summit 2002. Assembling a long terrm vision for land settlement in a valley. Obtaining feedback from constituent groups on the use of health research to support decision making. Engaging communities in charting their own economic future while contributing to national economic policy formation.
Leadership Training & Development	Orientation to Leadership: Upgrading personal and collective competencies for leading people through change delivered to managers, supervisors in the public sector.
Partnering Construction and Road Building Sector	Facilitating teamwork and cooperative management of large and small projects: road maintenance, design-build, highway design, end product spec paving and facility construction.
Community Regional Planning	Developing a community economic development framework working with representatives of the First Nations community and the non-native community. Local community planning for an isolated and resourceful First Nations band. Facilitating community concensus on contentious development issues.
Organizational Change	Proactive management of impending change to assist staff with making the adjustments with minimum stress. Merger of two units with totally opposite cultural values. Participation of employees in implementing change initiatives.
Facilitation Training	Numerous offerings of Basic, Advanced, Reflective; Partnership and Alliances; with Dennis Cherenko for the Learning Center for Leadership, Human Resources Development Canada. Training of facilitation teams in support of the National Aboriginal Economic Conference, the National Prosperity Consultation Initiatives, and the National Environmental Public Consultation process.
Multi-Party Decision Making	Making difficult decisions working with proponents and community service providers, while balancing the logical and the emotional imperatives at work on the surface and well beneath the surface. Arriving at a concensus with membership and community networks to decide to shut down a not for profit agency (ies) or continue operations.

 

Sectors:

Science and technical, environmental management, environmental sustainability, community economic development, health service delivery adjustments and research, economic policy, forestry and technology transfer, high technology, arts and culture, telecommunications, agriculture and marine transportation, global environmental initiatives, labour force management, film/foreign worker issues,  homelessness and social issues, community adjustment to local and global change.